How do you spell Scalpel?
Correct spelling
scalpel
Remember: SCALP + EL - think of cutting the scalp with this surgical tool.
Why is scalpel spelled this way?
From Latin scalpellum, small knife. SCALPERE (to cut, scrape). A surgeon's cutting tool. The 'sc' beginning where both letters are pronounced is unusual.
Common misspellings of scalpel
scapelscalplescalpellscalpal
Example
The surgeon carefully made the first incision with a sharp scalpel.